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#### [November 25, 2024 FTI Presents at SPIE: Distinguishing Characteristics of Diffractive Optical Elements and Fresnel Lenses](https://www.fresneltech.com/articles/fti-presents-at-spie-distinguishing-characteristics-of-diffractive-optical-elements-and-fresnel-lenses)

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#### [October 25, 2024 FTI Presents at SPIE: Metrology of Polymer Optics](https://www.fresneltech.com/articles/fti-presents-at-spie-metrology-of-polymer-optics)

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#### [Insider • October 4, 2024 FTI Presents at SPIE: Polymer Optics for Thermal Imaging Applications](https://www.fresneltech.com/articles/fti-presents-at-spie-polymer-optics-for-thermal-imaging-applications)

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#### [December 6, 2023 Reducing Costs and Improving Yields in Infrared Optics](https://www.fresneltech.com/articles/reducing-costs-improving-yields-in-infrared-optics)

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#### [FTI News • November 28, 2023 Oscar Lechuga Named Fellow of the American Society of Precision Engineering](https://www.fresneltech.com/articles/oscar-lechuga-named-fellow-of-the-american-society-of-precision-engineering)

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